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As County Mayo gets set to hold a record number of events for National Heritage Week, the Heritage Council coordinators of the week have issued a call for County Ambassadors in Mayo.

Castlebar’s built heritage has been neglected and a significant amount of work needs to be carried out to buildings on some of the town’s streets, according to Mayo County Council’s Heritage Officer Ms Deirdre Cunningham.

The Heritage Council is reminding people to register their National Heritage Week events now. Online registration is now open and all events must be registered by May 31 for inclusion in the National Heritage Week Event Guide. National Heritage Week 2011 takes place nationwide from August 20 - 28.

People of Mayo are today being encouraged by the Heritage Council to get involved in National Heritage Week by organising an event in their community. National Heritage Week takes place nationwide from August 20 to 28.

People of Westmeath are being encouraged to get involved in National Heritage Week by organising an event in their community. National Heritage Week 2011 takes place nationwide from August 20 to 28. Online registration is now open and all events must be registered by May 31 for inclusion in the National Heritage Week event guide.

At a recent event in the Pontoon Bridge Hotel, Councillor Michael Burke, Cathaoirleach, Mayo County Council, made presentations to nine community groups which participated in a local heritage and living landscape course, organised by Mayo County Council and North East Mayo Leader Partnership Company, and supported by the Heritage Council.

Coole Park hosted a conferring ceremony for graduates of the NUI Maynooth certificate in local history last weekend, the first ceremony of its kind to be held at the park. The course was run as an outreach programme at Coole by the NUI Maynooth department of modern history, in association with the university’s adult education office. Nineteen students were conferred on the day.

The City Carnegie Library marked 100 years of service last Wednesday with the launch of a full colour illustrated commemorative brochure.

The Galway City Museum will hold a public talk about Irish Seanfhocail, or proverbs, this Saturday at 2pm.

Coole Park Visitors’ Centre will play host to drama, music, and heritage events this week as part of the Coole Park Winter Programme. All events in the programme are free due to funding received from Galway County Council and the Heritage Council.